“Yeah, just a little hesitant,” he said. “I was thinking too much when I was out there instead of just going out and doing what I do. I was thinking too much. It caused a couple misses.”

Brooks did say the Achilles’ which tightened up on him before last Monday’s game in Chicago, “felt good.”

“I didn’t feel anything,” he said. “That’s always good.”

Before the game, coach Avery Johnson said the Nets were likely to carefully monitor Brooks’ minutes going forward.

“Yes we are, because we want to try to keep this kid in a healthy place,” Johnson said. “Maybe he’s not gonna play 48 or 38 minutes again this year. Maybe it’s 28. But the main thing is we want to try to keep him in a healthy place so that his ankle or Achilles or whatever, it’s not going to get fatigued so that he can perform well for us on a consistent basis.”

The Nets’ other rookie, Jordan Williams, was recalled from the D-League’s Springfield Armor because the team needed another big body with Mehmet Okur missing his second straight game due to back spasms.

According to Johnson, Williams “had a nice stint” in Springfield.

“He rebounded the ball, he ran the court well — he’s in much better condition than when he first got here,” Johnson said of Williams.

“Just looking at his body and watching him move up and down the floor (tells that) … He did exactly what we needed him to do — play hard. He played 30-plus minutes a game, and he fought hard in the paint, made his little 10- to 12-foot jump shot a little bit.

“Obviously with Okur’s situation, we needed to get him back.”

Williams said his temporary assignment to Springfield was “definitely an opportunity for me to get (playing time). I had a lot of great teammates and great coaches, and it helped me out a lot.”

He played 4:19 in his return and had one point.

Okur had an MRI on Saturday on his back that showed inflammation but nothing else. Johnson said he will be out for at least two games, however.

For the first time in his NBA career, Deron Williams lost a game to Toronto. His teams have now beaten the Raptors 14 times in 15 games

After canceling practice Thursday and Saturday (following wins) the Nets will practice today for the first time since Jan. 19.

It will be just their fourth practice since the season started Dec. 26.

“We haven’t had a practice in a while, we’re starving for one,” Johnson said.